English Poetry. Eugene Field. Suppose. Юджин Филд.

Eugene Field (Юджин Филд)

Suppose

Suppose, my dear, that you were I
  And by your side your sweetheart sate;
Suppose you noticed by and by
  The distance 'twixt you were too great;
Now tell me, dear, what would you do?
  I know—and so do you.

And when (so comfortably placed)
  Suppose you only grew aware
That that dear, dainty little waist
  Of hers looked very lonely there;
Pray tell me sooth—what would you do?
  I know, and so do you.

When, having done what I just did
  With not a frown to check or chill,
Suppose her red lips seemed to bid
  Defiance to your lordly will;
Oh, tell me, sweet, what would you do?
  I know, and so do you.

Eugene Field’s other poems:

1. The Peter-Bird
2. To Emma Abbott
3. The Great Journalist in Spain
4. Winfreda
5. The Singing in God’s Acre

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